Read on because you can save a lot of time with this information.
Here are several details and things to know before trying to get a Japanese driver’s license. Read on because you can save a lot of time with this information.
Well, let’s get started: if you want to drive a car or motorcycle in Japan, you must have one of the following licenses:
if you want to drive a car in Japan, you must have one of these licenses:
1. Japanese driver’s license (be careful that the expiration date of the license must be valid).
See 5 tests to get your Japanese driver’s license (clic here)
- An international driver’s license issued by a country belonging to the Geneva Treaty.
You can see the countries belonging to this link: countries
One year from the date of arrival in Japan, or until the expiration of applicable licenses, whichever is shorter.
Keep in mind:
A license is not considered valid if it is obtained abroad and the time between departure and return to Japan is less than three months.
- Driver’s license from Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium and Taiwan.
The licenses from Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium and Taiwan, which are recognized as having an equivalent level to that of the Japanese driver’s license, are valid as Japanese driver’s licenses for one year from the date they the holder arrives in Japan, provided it is accompanied by a Japanese translation.
Keep in mind:
A license is not considered valid if it is obtained abroad and the time between departure and return to Japan is less than three months.
Requirements to change your country’s license for the Japanese license: clic here
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